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42 U.S.C. § 5904

Research, development, and demonstration program governing principles

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 5904, Research, development, and demonstration program governing principles, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480571
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The Congress authorizes and directs that the comprehensive program in research, development, and demonstration required by this chapter shall be designed and executed according to the following principles: The Congress further directs that the execution of the comprehensive research, development, and demonstration program shall conform to the following principles: In determining the appropriateness of Federal involvement in any particular research and development undertaking, the Secretary shall give consideration to the extent to which the proposed undertaking satisfies criteria including, but not limited to, the following:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-577(S. 1283)1974-12-31
    Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 95-91(S. 826)1977-08-04
    Department of Energy Organization Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally